Constellation Brands, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Details Textual)

Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock-based employee compensation plans	2
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements	$ 75.4
Expected weighted average period to recognize nonvested stock-based compensation cost	2 years 2 months
Restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting of stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements	121,539	42,664	38,783
Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements	96,767	23,836	22,145
Performance share units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting of stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements			123,822
Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements			78,383
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares authorized	108,000,000
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Stock options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Expiration period	10 years
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted stock awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant-date fair value	$ 50.90	$ 30.14	$ 20.63
Grant of Class A Common shares - restricted stock awards	12,375	18,190	622,092
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted stock awards [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted stock awards [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant-date fair value	$ 50.74	$ 25.08	$ 20.60
Grant of Class A Common shares - restricted stock awards	656,710	609,080	80,970
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted stock units [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted stock units [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Performance share units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target percentage of units to be awarded based on performance, minimum	0.00%
Target percentage of units to be awarded based on performance, maximum	200.00%
Vesting of stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements	309,653
Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements	267,577
Weighted average grant-date fair value	$ 57.88	$ 38.47	$ 20.60
Grant of Class A Common shares - restricted stock awards	298,710	256,420	319,880
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Performance share units [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Performance share units [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Performance Share Units, Market Condition [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant-date fair value	$ 66.33	$ 38.47
Grant of Class A Common shares - restricted stock awards	0
1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] \| Employee stock purchase plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares authorized	9,000,000
Weighted average grant-date fair value	$ 13.90	$ 8.23	$ 4.90
Purchase price as a percent of the fair market value, lower of the fair market value on the first or last day of the purchase period	85.00%
Shares purchased under employee stock purchase plan	163,817	210,895	272,560
U.K. Sharesave Scheme [Member] \| Employee stock purchase plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares purchased under employee stock purchase plan			6,801